MANILA, Philippines – With just less than a month left before the May 10 elections, the outcome of the presidential campaign can still be anyone’s ballgame.
Speaking on ANC’s "The Rundown" on Tuesday night, political analysts weighed-in on what will be a deal-breaker for candidates in the last three weeks before the polls.
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MANILA, Philippines–Those who are saying that the exodus of administration candidates to the Nacionalista Party (NP) is proof that Manuel Villar Jr. is the secret candidate of President Arroyo should re-think their assumptions.
The Liberal Party (LP) of Benigno Aquino III has practically the same share of defectors from the President’s party, the Lakas-Kampi, a headcount done by abs-cbnNews.com/Newsbrea
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MANILA, Philippines – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has questioned the Supreme Court (SC) ruling allowing President Arroyo to appoint the next chief justice, saying it was premature.
The JBC’s executive committee drafted the comment, according to Midas Marquez, court administrator and SC spokesman.
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MANILA, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles believes the defeat of Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro in the May 10 polls is inevitable.
In an official statement, Nograles, a member of the ruling party’s National Advisory Board, warned Teodoro that although "many members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD may still appear to be toeing the line" due to their "
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MANILA, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles clarified Tuesday that he is not leaving the Lakas-Kampi-CMD.
"Hindi naman ako umalis (I did not leave). I was the Lakas President. I don’t want my party to be wrecked by any wrecking crew," Nograles told reporters in Davao City.
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MANILA, Philippines – Over 4,000 Filipino migrant workers were able to vote on the first day of voting under the overseas absentee voting scheme held over the weekend at various Philippine diplomatic missions abroad.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said a total of 4,141 Filipinos working overseas were able to vote without any glitches last Saturday.
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MANILA, Philippines – While the focus of election campaign coverage has mostly been on the quantity and cost of political advertisements, one aspect that deserves an equally important analysis is the theme of the ads.
The choice of ad themes has been strategic. The political ads of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr., the biggest campaign spender in the past months, best exemplify this.
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MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate Nick Perlas expressed serious concern over the seeming “last minute” changes being done by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on paraphernalia for next month’s polls, saying the automated system is proving to be the “black hole” of the elections.
Perlas told The STAR editors and reporters during a roundtable discussion yesterday that the Comelec slip-u
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Two Liberal Party (LP) senatorial candidates have filed a disqualification case against Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar Jr. for alleged vote-buying.
LP senatorial bets Nereus Acosta and Martin Bautista on Thursday afternoon trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila, to personally file the 11-page petition.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may be keeping tab on political ads in the broadcast and print media, but so far it has refrained from issuing guidelines on online campaigning. This has helped create a digital free-for-all among candidates in the upcoming polls who have made the so-called New Media yet another battleground for votes.
These days, the number of Filipino Internet users is pegged at around 24 mil
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